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corvine

[ kawr-vahyn, -vin ]

adjective

  1. pertaining to or resembling a crow.
  2. belonging or pertaining to the Corvidae, a family of birds including the crows, ravens, and jays.


corvine

/ ˈkɔːvaɪn /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or resembling a crow
  2. of, relating to, or belonging to the passerine bird family Corvidae, which includes the crows, raven, rook, jackdaw, magpies, and jays
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of corvine1

1650–60; < Latin corvīnus, equivalent to corv ( us ) raven + -īnus -ine 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of corvine1

C17: from Latin corvīnus raven-like, from corvus a raven
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Example Sentences

Any attempt at courtship after the style of the costermonger is resented by the whole corvine community.

In the long struggle between human ingenuity and corvine sagacity, it is doubtful which has thus far obtained the upper hand.

They are chanting something that corresponds in the corvine world to our Dead March in ‘Saul.’

Strepera, strep′e-ra, n. an Australian genus of corvine passerine birds, the crow-shrikes.

In its native state the jay seems to be rather more of a vegetarian than the previously mentioned examples of the corvine birds.

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